My Favorite Recipes by Linda Marler

Meet Ann Emerson, Colfax, and Phyllis Stueckle, LaCrosse

‘Tis the season to make lefse, according to many people of Norwegian heritage, and Ann Emerson and Phyllis Stueckle grew up making lefse and many other traditional Norwegian foods.

They sat down recently with their brother’s wife, Judy Aune, to share memories and recipes, bringing out heritage cookbooks and family favorites.

The Aune family arrived in the United States in 1902, when Gunnar Aune was a babe in arms. The family tried Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota, but North Dakota was so snowy and cold for these people from Norwa...